Famana Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Famana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Famana (17) may also be a first name.
Famana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Famana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Famana (Hindi: फमना, Marathi: ामना, Russian: Фамана) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Famana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Famana is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Famana live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Famana is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 67 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found and Benue, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Famana exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Famana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Famana in the Marathi language | ||
| ामना | amana | 66.67 |
| फामना | phamana | 33.33 |
| Famana in the Hindi language | ||
| फमना | phamana | 50 |
| फमाना | phamana | 50 |
| Famana in the Russian language | ||
| Фамана | famana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Famana
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